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Reviews (210)
What Guests Are Saying
Sutton Bluff Recreation Area is appreciated for its clean surroundings and excellent swimming area, with many campers enjoying the ATV trails accessible from the campground. However, there are concerns about the decline in facilities without a campground host, including dirty bathrooms, lack of supplies, and maintenance issues. Visitors are advised to navigate carefully to avoid unimproved roads and may want to book cautiously due to reports of overcrowding and site mix-ups.
What Guests Are Saying
Sutton Bluff Recreation Area is appreciated for its clean surroundings and excellent swimming area, with many campers enjoying the ATV trails accessible from the campground. However, there are concerns about the decline in facilities without a campground host, including dirty bathrooms, lack of supplies, and maintenance issues. Visitors are advised to navigate carefully to avoid unimproved roads and may want to book cautiously due to reports of overcrowding and site mix-ups.
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Karla P
VerifiedJune 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: CAMP
Campers next to us cussed continuously. Music and loud talking until 0130. No toilet paper in the bathrooms. We were exhausted. We said something to the host but it didn't work.
Karla P
VerifiedJune 20, 2021 • Stayed at: 009, Loop: CAMP
Campers next to us cussed continuously. Music and loud talking until 0130. No toilet paper in the bathrooms. We were exhausted. We said something to the host but it didn't work.
J. Pete B
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: CAMP
This is located in the woods. Be careful Google GPS will try to take you down a gravel road. Don't fall for it if you don't have a 4x4 you cannot make the last 400 ft pulling a trailer of any kind. RV Riggs cannot make the Gravel Road hill either.
Don't Get off the Paved Roadway from Lesterville or John Shut-Ins there is a sign after the Wood mill. From Centerville don't let GPS take you down a dirt road on the left just before the White Church. There is a sign on the left side of the road before the wood mill on the right. Excellent campsite. You are 18 mi from Lesterville where there is a gas station.
J. Pete B
VerifiedSeptember 11, 2021 • Stayed at: 026, Loop: CAMP
This is located in the woods. Be careful Google GPS will try to take you down a gravel road. Don't fall for it if you don't have a 4x4 you cannot make the last 400 ft pulling a trailer of any kind. RV Riggs cannot make the Gravel Road hill either.
Don't Get off the Paved Roadway from Lesterville or John Shut-Ins there is a sign after the Wood mill. From Centerville don't let GPS take you down a dirt road on the left just before the White Church. There is a sign on the left side of the road before the wood mill on the right. Excellent campsite. You are 18 mi from Lesterville where there is a gas station.
Kathy S
VerifiedOctober 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: CAMP
Campground host was very friendly, welcomed my large group, and checked to be sure we were happy. Our sites were clean and well maintained. Thank you!
Kathy S
VerifiedOctober 3, 2021 • Stayed at: 005, Loop: CAMP
Campground host was very friendly, welcomed my large group, and checked to be sure we were happy. Our sites were clean and well maintained. Thank you!
Timothy K
VerifiedOctober 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: CAMP
When we arrived we found the site we were booked for was not going to work because it was not very level for our 44 ft camper. We also found no camp host around to aid us in determining where else we could stay. After looking further we also found there was no dump station and that the campgrounds was so secluded we did not even have cell phone service. I did email advising that we decided not to stay because of this problem but no one responded. It was the worst $70 I ever spent.
Timothy K
VerifiedOctober 6, 2021 • Stayed at: 030, Loop: CAMP
When we arrived we found the site we were booked for was not going to work because it was not very level for our 44 ft camper. We also found no camp host around to aid us in determining where else we could stay. After looking further we also found there was no dump station and that the campgrounds was so secluded we did not even have cell phone service. I did email advising that we decided not to stay because of this problem but no one responded. It was the worst $70 I ever spent.
Howard K
VerifiedOctober 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: CAMP
large campsites. Mostly vacant during the week. Easy access to the pristine Black River.
Howard K
VerifiedOctober 7, 2021 • Stayed at: 011, Loop: CAMP
large campsites. Mostly vacant during the week. Easy access to the pristine Black River.
Location & Directions for Sutton Bluff Recreation Area
Po Box 460, Salem, MO 65560 United States
Elevation: 248 ft
Getting There
From Centerville, Missouri, travel 3 mi northeast on Highway 21. Take County Road 907 northwest for 7 mi, then turn on County Road 849 and travel south for 3 mi to the campground.
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